October 7th, 2021

NASC Agenda
October 7th, 2021 - Virtual Meeting

Welcome & Introductions
Updates

• EdCamp - Canceled by Superintendents
  

NASC Chair/Vice Chair

• Chair - Jennifer Hoffmann
  
• Vice-Chair - Kelly Bonitz
  

Help Chat

• Attendance issues at the elementary level
  
  • Cloquet, Esko, Moose Lake, Barnum, are seeing increased absences. 
    
  • Willow River has been on online learning for two weeks. Will be transitioning to a hybrid format next week. 
    
• Wondering if anyone was using Josten’s for school pictures. Just Barnum and Wrenshall at this time. 
  
• Halloween parades: What are elementary schools doing for Halloween parades/activities this year. Some are doing virtual parades and outside parades. Some districts have canceled their classroom activities. 
  
• New Science Standards have been delayed because of COVID. Wondering if others are ready for when they are going into effect. Cloquet, Moose Lake, and others are now teaching these new standards.
  

Gathering of Great Minds

• Speaker is still booked and is able to do a virtual presentation. 
  
• Might look at new caterers for the morning and evening snacks. 
  
• Still looking at doing a split day, no lunch, fewer people at once. 
  
• Need a decision from Superintendents by November 1st on whether we are in-person or virtual. 
  
• Pam will be reaching out to the presenter to see what his options will be if we are virtual. 
  
• If virtual, we could still have breakout sessions for the licensure requirements. 
  

Things to do:

• Everyone is spread thin, perhaps we can find resources for our teachers. 
  
• Contact List. We would like to keep using this, but it needs to be updated. Please take a few minutes and check your school to make sure it is current.
  

Set next meeting
With the sub shortage, we will remain virtual at this time. 
Thursday, November 4th at 3:30

Members Present: 
Barnum: Kelly Bonitz, Evan Lembke, Randi Lembke
Carlton: Billie Waugh and Christy Schwoch
Cloquet: Michelle Brenner
Cromwell-Wright: None
Esko: Jennifer Hoffmann, Tammy Thornton
McGregor: None
Moose Lake: Pam Erickson
Willow River: Meghan Kazmierczak, Melissa Johnson, Neil Schiller
Wrenshall: None